Jeffrey Pilcher, University of Toronto

Research

food studies multiculturalism urban studies immigrant entrepreneurship food systems food environment foodways culinary infrastructure

Latest funding

Creative Kitchens for Amplifying Neglected and Underutilized Foods -- A Partnership with the Ghana Food Movement for Locally Resilient Food Systems
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,800
Tasting the global city: multicultural histories of Toronto's cuisines
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$143,720

All 2 grants and awards

Creative Kitchens for Amplifying Neglected and Underutilized Foods -- A Partnership with the Ghana Food Movement for Locally Resilient Food Systems

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Pilcher, Jeffrey

Keywords: food systems; food environment; foodways; culinary infrastructure; entrepreneurship; kitchens; participatory action research; Ghana; Africa

$24,800

Tasting the global city: multicultural histories of Toronto's cuisines

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pilcher, Jeffrey

Keywords: food studies; multiculturalism; urban studies; immigrant entrepreneurship

$143,720

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: food studies Dear Professor Pilcher, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on food studies connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Creative Kitchens for Amplifying Neglected and Underutilized Foods -- A Partnership with the Ghana Food Movement for Locally Resilient Food Systems" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]